clairebear
Mummy to 2 handsome boys.
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Well were do i begin! 
Maybe i should start by saying YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! I'm so damn proud of myself i cant stop smiling!
Well here we go peeps.
Sunday morning at about 3:00am I started getting mild contractions which were waking me up and lasting about 40 seconds every 5 mins. I tried to doze off in between them but they were beginning to get stronger and stronger.
At 5:30 they were every 3 mins lasting over a minute. I woke Adam and told him that this was it and to get ready as i was going to have a bath. The bath brought them on thick and fast and before i knew it Jack was awake. After texting my mum and telling her to come over for Jack we all went down stairs where i coped with leaning over the sofa on all fours during the contractions with Jack rubbing my back.
At 7:30ish Adam started timing my contractions and they were every 2 mins lasting 90 seconds and after a quick phone call to the hospital and a short grunt from me we were off!
We got to the hospital at around 8:00. Checked in and was shown to a room. Went through all the spiel and was given Gas and Air (which i LOVED). She then did an internal examination and i was petrified she was gonna tell me i was only 2cms but HOLY COW i was 5cm. ( I managed to shout yes during a contraction). At that point things moved fairly smoothly. I had to be constantly monitored on the CTG machine due the the previous section but my MW was fab she let me move into any position i wanted and just adjusted the straps and monitor.
I bounced on the birthing ball and got on all fours over the bed all the while having a good suck on G&A. Adam enjoyed a nice cuppa tea and read the paper whilst i was in the ZONE!! lol
Then at around 11 the Mw asked to examine me as my contraction where now almost constant and she could see i was bearing down during them The pressure was so intense. SHe examined me and i was 10CMS!!!!!! I felt so good. I had to then try not to push during the contractions to give babys head the chance to drop a bit more as they were only allowing me an hour of pushing before intervention. They broke my waters as they were bulging with each contraction which increased my urge to push.
So at 12:00 the pushing began and my god did that hurt!! After about 30mins the called in the consulatant (which freaked me out as it was the same one who did my section last time) BUt he told me there was no way he was intervening baby was coming out the right way. I was reaching down and feeling Harrys head and spurring myself on. I just needed to have an episiotomy to help baby slide out. SO on the next contraction they cut me and the contraction after that his whole body slid out in one masssive push!
It was the most amazing feeling and one that i will never forget.
Then there was this beautiful baby boy in my arms all gunky and gooey and perfect. The whole experience was totally amazing and empowering. I'm still in shock that i did it all on just G and A.
Harry is gorgeous! He weighed in at 7lb 1oz! So a great weight and we both doing fab! When i was on the ward i even had to demostrate bf to a few trainee nurses I was also the talk of the ward with my amazing VBAC and made my MW and Student MW cry with JOY
SO there we are i have proberly missed something out as im trying to write theis quickly before i need to feed harry again but i just wanna say.
Harry Vance Wright born @1:00PM on sunday 1/8/10 x From first contraction to last push a grand total of 10 hours!! So happy!! x x
VBAC BABEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Maybe i should start by saying YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! I'm so damn proud of myself i cant stop smiling! Well here we go peeps.
Sunday morning at about 3:00am I started getting mild contractions which were waking me up and lasting about 40 seconds every 5 mins. I tried to doze off in between them but they were beginning to get stronger and stronger.
At 5:30 they were every 3 mins lasting over a minute. I woke Adam and told him that this was it and to get ready as i was going to have a bath. The bath brought them on thick and fast and before i knew it Jack was awake. After texting my mum and telling her to come over for Jack we all went down stairs where i coped with leaning over the sofa on all fours during the contractions with Jack rubbing my back.
At 7:30ish Adam started timing my contractions and they were every 2 mins lasting 90 seconds and after a quick phone call to the hospital and a short grunt from me we were off!
We got to the hospital at around 8:00. Checked in and was shown to a room. Went through all the spiel and was given Gas and Air (which i LOVED). She then did an internal examination and i was petrified she was gonna tell me i was only 2cms but HOLY COW i was 5cm. ( I managed to shout yes during a contraction). At that point things moved fairly smoothly. I had to be constantly monitored on the CTG machine due the the previous section but my MW was fab she let me move into any position i wanted and just adjusted the straps and monitor.
I bounced on the birthing ball and got on all fours over the bed all the while having a good suck on G&A. Adam enjoyed a nice cuppa tea and read the paper whilst i was in the ZONE!! lol
Then at around 11 the Mw asked to examine me as my contraction where now almost constant and she could see i was bearing down during them The pressure was so intense. SHe examined me and i was 10CMS!!!!!! I felt so good. I had to then try not to push during the contractions to give babys head the chance to drop a bit more as they were only allowing me an hour of pushing before intervention. They broke my waters as they were bulging with each contraction which increased my urge to push.
So at 12:00 the pushing began and my god did that hurt!! After about 30mins the called in the consulatant (which freaked me out as it was the same one who did my section last time) BUt he told me there was no way he was intervening baby was coming out the right way. I was reaching down and feeling Harrys head and spurring myself on. I just needed to have an episiotomy to help baby slide out. SO on the next contraction they cut me and the contraction after that his whole body slid out in one masssive push!
It was the most amazing feeling and one that i will never forget.
Then there was this beautiful baby boy in my arms all gunky and gooey and perfect. The whole experience was totally amazing and empowering. I'm still in shock that i did it all on just G and A.
Harry is gorgeous! He weighed in at 7lb 1oz! So a great weight and we both doing fab! When i was on the ward i even had to demostrate bf to a few trainee nurses
I was also the talk of the ward with my amazing VBAC and made my MW and Student MW cry with JOY SO there we are i have proberly missed something out as im trying to write theis quickly before i need to feed harry again but i just wanna say.
Harry Vance Wright born @1:00PM on sunday 1/8/10 x From first contraction to last push a grand total of 10 hours!! So happy!! x x
VBAC BABEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dpiccys added!
https://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/clairebear109/DSCF1563.jpg
https://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/clairebear109/DSCF1497.jpg
https://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/clairebear109/DSCF1481.jpg
https://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/clairebear109/DSCF1692.jpg
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